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VOL XIV. J. B. IHBRRILL, Editor and Publisher
CONCORD, N.C, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1914
40 Cents a Month J CcnU a Copy. NQ. 247
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v LC3SE LI RAHIG!
BLOW OPEH THE RATES DT SIV-
ERAL PLACES. .
knout Tham Us Wt Rakiga Post
Office. Forced Entrances' to That
, ud Smril Stores. Did Hot Get
Loot Government Inspector Will
Hot Tell How Muck Thsy Got to
' Cash and Stamps Frons ths Post-
"c Ofton, ' . v; v "'
Raleigh, Jim J5. Burglars who
left no cine forced entrances into
' II. Mahlers' Son Jewelry Store, tho
i Xloylan-Pearce Dry Oooodi Company,
Rnggi Hardware otore, toe Kaleigu
Motor Car Company, of Raleigh, and
the West Raleigh Postofflce last sight.
Tb y blew open a safe in the postofflce
amount is suppressed by the Govern
ment inspector here.- 'l ' J
: The police an secret service men
. 'are working..' Thug far there is no
cine to the burglars.1 Tbe Mahlers
are considered the heaviest losers,
. but are protected by burglar insu-
t ; ranee. About three-hundred dollars
in stamps were taken from the post-
; funeral service today --'old
master' wtngatb
- .rnneral of Fireman Pickard, Who
Soda ta Cab With Engineer Win
A gat at Concord. ' 'i-': ';;;' V
s Salisbury, June 14 -Salisbury and
Spencer have talked of nothing to
'. day except the tragie death of En
gineer Wingate and bis fireman, Gale
Pickard. Mr. Wingate was affee-
t tionately known in railroad circles as
" "Old Marster." His funeral will
' -' be . conducted irons - the Methodist
i ehnrch at Spencer tomorrow at 10
o'clock and the interment wiil be at
Chestnut Hill,- Mr. Pickard 's funer
. al n ill be eonductedetaointaointaoi
."1 will be at 1 o'clock from the home
of Mrs. William Johnston, a sister of
. Mrs. Pickard, and tbe body will be
' taken to Concord for interment. Mr.
Wingate leaves g widowMr. Pickard
-; a widow and two small children.. Mr.
Pickard is a daughter v of the late
. John A, Rims, of. Concord, v'" 'i;:
, THE PRESIDENT DOES ..
. - SOME PLAIN TALKING
' Says There It Combination of Busi-
- nans Interest to Compel Congress
- to Adjourn - Without Enacting
Trust Legislation. ' "
Washington, June 15. A sensation
rivaling Presidont Wilson's ' lobby
- charges was, - made today when he
- j flatly charged that a' eombination of
business interest is behind the agita
? tion to compel Congress to adjourn
without enacting trust legislation. He
; v caused to- be made public eorrespond-
enee. which "speaks for itself." He
h aavs be will not accept a plan for
i adjournment without the passage of
- the trust buls. - He believes that the
!. business depression talk is manufac
tured and delay of bill will be mju-
rious. He will send in the federal
reserve board names this afternoon.
Charles Hamlin, of Massachusetts,
will probably have the place which
' ss declined bv E. C Simmons, of
St. Louis, ' '
. - " Daniels Cancels Engagement
, - Raleigh, June 13. Secretary of the
' Navy Daniels wired President Clar
ence Poe of the North Carolina
Press Rssociation canceling hia. en-
" - gagement to address tbe press eon
vention "atWrightsville Beach, June
24. He atated that press of official
- business made it impossible for bios
; to fill the engagement.
The equipaeBt of this bank incladei
service that will insure prompt and accurate
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transaction of busbess. x .
Vi hether your basinets . with us be
La!id by call, or whether yon are a rejn
hi c&!!cr, yon csy be assured cf receiving
i trrios at cur hzzli.
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TRULL CONVICTED AND .
SENTENCED TO DEATH
Charlotte Teaag Man Wu Charged
With the Marder af Sidney Swain.
Laughed at Sentence
Charlotte, June 13. Charles Trull,
a young white man formerly employ
ed in a cafe here and on. trial tlii
week for the ainrder of Kidney Swain
a prominent merchant, was convicted
today or murder m tne am degree
and sentenced to die in the electric
chair at Raleigh August 14. -
- Motion for a new trial wu denied
Trull. Judge Shaw, presiding at this
term, caused an entry to be made
that D. B. Paul appear at the next
tern of court and show cause why he
should not be attached for contempt J
of court for .conveying drugs to bis
client. Mrs. D. -M. Prempert, elerkjly killed and his body has not yet
in Psul's office, was placed on . the , been recovered from beneath the
stand and testified that she had sent !
Trull some medicine she hsd found,
beneficial. C : '
Trull laughed a few minutes after
.i i li : j: J A Va i
me senience man w
presiuins juuc - , c.
emotion that he could seareeely eom-
uand hia voice in pronouncing sen-
tenee of death. ' .
.Coming down the steps after the
..... i j-' ..m
sentence, l riiu miu. - w vm.
.0 'd n what happens to me.
111 take my medicine.
Seeing
eing a crowd in the courtyard,
niled and said: "Is this a dem-
5 knH' ?
he sm
onhirawon in rajr uuuvi
After being sentenced, he turned
a i: I. n '
to. his lawyer, Mr. Paul, and said, in-
i. i i tn.j Tn .lira Chair
u. ..a, !,..'
t OUIV ieuuw, iiv ktw t
I did. It hurt him wore to give me certainly must have been a deatii ... . p , . ., . Av her father, step-mother, one sis
the sentence than it. did men to re- for more than Engineer Wingate and i J,a.,e..7 "J . T ' 'ltr. Miss Martha Caldwell, one broth-
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Library Report
The following is the report of the
Concord Public Library for the year
ending June 1, 1914! jbrske its pisy oi power, a nana
Books in library June 1,1913., 1.3S0, which, in the next instant, was to,
Books purchased - 271
P.ooks presented . . 90
Total additions . . . .
Total number of books in
June 1, 1914V . - -adults.
. . . - - . - .4,516
Books issued for home use
children . . . . , - -2,100
Total numlier of books
261
1,744
issued . - . . , . 1 - - MW
Average per day - i - . - 22
firgest daily eircukrtion -Wt
Registrations during year 284
Total number of ' active ,
Balance on hand. . 3X33
borrowers . . ... .1,465
Attendance in reading and
ref. rooms . . ... .1,683
Balance fines .$ 3.83
Fines collected . . . 20.20
Disbursed, i ; . : 22.86
On hand . . . . . . 1.16
Received from city .4371
Disbursed. . . . .407.13
Library Association. :
Receipts. . . ;i . 3JS.04
Disbursed . ."l i . ; i - - 324.601
Balance on hand .' . . . . .11.54
Womana' Exchange
Net receipts for the year .$90.54
Respectfully snbmitted,
MRS. L. D. COLTRANE, -
" President.
Theodora Roosevelt, 3rd.
. uwiw aw'", - . ;
Sew Yorg, , June i. uieooora
Roosevelt, 3rd, Cpl. Roosevelt '8 first
g.aut.ouM . ,-y. '
was Dom . nere louny mi mo uums
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Theo
dore Roosevelt, Jr. Theodore Roose
velt, Jr eldest son of the colonel,
maried JMiss Eleanor B. Alexander
fn .June 1910. 1 Their first child was
a rlaiu'ebter. ;1'-'"'.-s-:':'y':::
Those who expected Harry Thaw to
embrace tbe earliest opportunity to
run amuck, continue lo be agreeably
disappointed.
The Pastime has a 101 Bison fea
ture today, "The Hills of Silence,''
in three reels.
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AX EMERGENCY BRAKE
. PREVENTED BIO DISASTER
Train af Ho, 99 Wu tanning Over
Deep rOL Irons Bar la the Switch.
Engineer Wingate, Laying on
Track Mada a Fiaal Beautiful
Prayer af Committal Fireman,
Died Instantly. .
Greensboro Newt, 15th.
Engineer John Wingate, one of the
oldest and best known engineers on
J he Southern Railway system, was
killed and also his fireman, early
Sunday- morning at Sadler, just north
of Riedsville, when passenger train
No. 29 waa derailed.
-The wreck occurred after midnight
The engine left the track and rolled
down an embankment for 10 feet or
more. Fireman Pickard waa instant-
wreckage. .Wingate was removed
from the debris badly scalded and
otherwise injured and died about lVlectea. holds that the Preside
m.
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uirce icit tuc uiii nu nc - -
geTB or other members of the crew '
re reported injured. A hospital
corps was rushed to the scone from
Riedsville, and wrecking crew, sent
r t-. .j n. u
irvm iuonrtw, n4 Bimumnuwiv.
Again that wonderful mechanism
of mighty power, the emergency brake
intervened on behalf of a tain
of passenger, when, at 12:38 Sat-
..iL .Ani,hnMnJ ...nr
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urun.v nijtui, buhiiiuuuuu wcufw
train No. 29 was thrown from the
rails at Sadler, a
block station four,
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verv uie Ol iiuic iu jjirieui. niioi.
Fireman Pickard, the emergency,
gripped the flying wheels and master -
ed them with its strength of giants.
Presumably the hand of Engineer
.Wingate was the one that gave the j
become powerless and motionless in (
the grip of death. For before that
moment was over he was prostrate
1 on the track by his cab, bruised and
burned, thirsting for a cooling
draught, and uttering a last prayer of
self committal to his maker, while
his powerful iron engine was streclied
by the track "uttering a hideous inonn j
as the steam left-its-body.
iui .cn un uuo,,. .
Just ready to .take the dash that,""' uu ,7
-would hive upturned them' and their propnation of $30,00& will Wall that
precious, priceless durdens of human ePeuded of government funds in
lives, were the cars of the train near- tl, Mate-
by. A few feet further, or without F10",;tl1' Awnslant Postmaster Gen
i.u; 5fl,,n n,. hA hn 'eral Blakesly is preparing a letter to
wielded over them, they would have
been massed in wreckage and the
story would have been for different
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than the loss of two lives.
Thus the emergency proved its
power and thus, too, did the mind
that threw the emergency show a
cool readiness, a quickness of deeis-
ion. There was no time tor necis-
son'
wn
No. 29
was rnnnin" 12 minutes
late and was making a speed of
(about 40 miles an hour. Engineer
.Wingate was just reaching Sadler
trlian hia train WAS thrown. In the
owUnh van discovered a small iron
bar. On this was laid the responsi-
. .... a .i i f! Tl 1L.
Kilitv nf tho wreck Sunnosedlv the
hr had flln from a Dassemrer train
that had passed but a short time ago,
, .: ireadv eonell'he first correspondence in the files,
northward. Of all the places
, that this bar of iron could have naa
to fall in it chose the Worst
; The ' engine after leaping the rail
dashed to one side, turned over, and
twisted around : with its headlight
nointinz in the direction from which
it was coming. People who arrived,
at the wreck .were puzzled by this and
wanted to know which way the train
was eoing. north or south. , Then ten-
der was twisted down the bank and
thef mail car took a lunge forward,
The . baggage ' and express ear, two
dav coaches and a Pullman left the
rails but were not turned or smashed.
The wreck occured on a high fill,
said to have been from 12 to 20 feet
high at the place of the wreck. The
track was torn np for a distance of
500 - feet, - rails being twisted like
straws and erosstiea tossed all direc
tions.' FUNERAL Or MR. PICKARD '
Will Be Held in Salisbury Today and
the Interment Will Ba Made at Oak
wood Cemetery... -
The news of the death of Mr. Gales
29 was wrecked between Reidsville
and . Danville early : Sunday morning
waa -received, with profound sorrow
here, Mr. Pickard was well known
In Concord, having married Miss Nan
Sims, daughter of Mrs. John A. Sims,
ot thla city, and frequently visited
here,
The funeral will be held this af
ternoon at 1 o'clock at the home in
Salisbury. The body will be brought
hire on train No. T and the interment
will be made at Oakwood cemetery,:
Mrs. Sims, Miss Johnsie Sims -and
Mr. Jay Sims went to Salisbury this
morning to attend the funeral.
- Hon. Adlal E. Btevtnson Dead.
Chicago, June 13. -Adlai Stevenson,
vice president of the United Staes
through the second Cleveland admin
istration, died tonight at a hospital
nfier an illness of several months.
s throe children were at his bcd
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FOR' PRESIDENT
IWU1U ' ju.uiajivh
nam htt vaAva imrvt a aiAif
CONFERENCE.
And Xo ProTiaionai President Yet
Chosen. -Carransi Holds That the
Man Should Come'From His Party.
Hnerta Says HeiWill Accept Any
Reasonable Man.l-Mediators Say
Soma Constitutioaaliat Not in Ee-
.
volt Should Be Xamed
Niagara Falls, June " This is
the fourth week of the mi'dioliou
conferences, and no agrooincnt for
provisional president has been reach
ed. Carranza, through the American
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almnM ..m fmm hia nn.- ii....r
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a
Ceei)t nnv "reraona i
man.
1le me,,atorg re holding thill 8ime
.. f constitutionalist ,,, in. i..lea.
but not in revolt shonld be named.
v111,i1;n T,m 1". r.
. W"h, t"n' JT 1 '7
.ability of the mediators ami
the
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'Hr tt drn T ''"h
1nicMi '"" down. The Hue
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Huerta
Hplpmtpii exnlnin Iint t
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cannot
h1.ex?eftel-t0 '??"ae 7
wn nu nunr phi c in 1 11c it'vum-
on. The State Department believes
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LAST WORD SAID
OVER ROAD MONEY
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The Harvest Is Passed and Davidson
dnnntv (U W fihBi,.i.
Washington, D. C, June 1.1. The
national government .will spend 20.
000 on a road 23 'miles lung is
Davie county and is; already spend
ing .flOjOOO in Old "Fort township.
This is the sum and substance and
the total Federal aid to road build
ing in North Carolina during the
present fiscal year. Davidson county
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"nyernor i raig setting our tnese incts
"uu l"e JU' 11 ") '"
j rhmce any more monP.v cnn 1)8 se
I i.i.w1 n .1 di..i-a1ia4 XT.wI. rn...linn
vuicu am, Biura. in .unii -iniMuui
it will be used in extending the Da-
vie road toward Statesville on the on.i'
side and Winston-Salem on tbe other,
This is considered a highly desirable
p'j1) ": mo "" kuuih.v
j project is not looked upon with fa-
vor Dy ' ostollice ueartment omcials.
the original $4,0W might nave
been allotted to North Carolina ha 1
postoffice officials been able to secure
early descriptions of the proposed
roads and other necessary data about
them. Mr. Blakesly answers the(TuttIe escaped injury but in the
' iTi o T-rr.i flinf ilia flnna,! mant itnlnvut mnnntiom ti-i f ii .m niwaniiii mind
charge that the Department delaye.1
i matters last year by referring to
1 corespondence covering nearly a year,
is a letter from H. B. Vainer to Sen -
ator Simmons, dated August 16, 1913
csking for the money. Op September
11. .of the same year, Mr. Blakesly
sav Senator Simmons' secretary and
Mr. Vainer called at the' department
and that Mr. Vamer was then' fur
nished with forms on which he, was
to enter a complete description" of
It'ie road which he wished designated.
Ahout tnat time, a letter was writ
Ten , uovemur v rmg . luioruiiu g mm
that $30,000 was available, . In Ccto
bct a letter was addressed to Gov
Craig asking that the roads be de
scribed. On December 31, Mr. Var-
ier wrot saying his county had the
reoney. Jaunary 23 the department
asked Mr. Tamer to furnish the de
scription. , of the road on the blanks
furnished hira. r enrnary 4 the uov-
ernor.was informed that the Depart
ment was waiting for. the, blanks,
On February 21 Governor Craig
was advised that the Department was
still waiting for these forms and that
ten days would be given before the
money would be withdrawn, Finally
ou March 2, the Department received
from Mr. Varncr tile forms with
which be had been furnished, in Sep-
Umber of the proceeding year.
Since that time inspectors have re
tiorted 011 both the ; Sfalesville-Win-
ston-Saleui , route and 'thevDavidson
road.-'. The former would hate taken
$104,000 to complete, more than the
ombined . government and .- State
funds,'; The -inspector 'found' an ideal
road in Davie alone which could be
constructed at a cost of $00,000. This
is the road which will be built. Facts
about Davidson route shewed it was
not so desirable, and so far tbe pres
ent it will be dropped.
- Children's Day at Boger'a. 1
Children's day was - observed at
Bogcr's Methodist Church yesterday.
There were songs,: recitations and an
address by the pastor in the fore
noon, After diiner on the grounds
there were' declamations and recita-
1 1 ions and an address by Jake Ji.
- J Newell, Esq:, of Charlotte. A large'
cohgrojation attended.' ' . ' :
DEATH Or MISS
MABJE CALDWELL
EeaaUful and Attractira Taang Lady
Died Tastcrday at the Home of Her
Father, Dr. D. 0. Caldwell, After a
Week's His ess.
The death of Miss Marie Caldwell,
.which occurred yesterday morning at
3 o'clock at the borne of her father,
Dr. D. Q. Caldwell, on North I niou
street, east a shadow of gloom over
Concord. For more than a week the
young lady bad been critically ill :vid
little hope was entertained for her
recovery. ' Saturday her condition ap
peared to improve for a time but that
evening she grew worse rapidly until
her death early in the morning.
Miss Caldwell waa ill for only alniut
t week, her. death being caused by
acute lymphatic leukemnia, a blood
disease of which the mortality is
alarmingly hish. The strongest forces
of medical science in the hands of
specialists from Charlotte and Phila
delphia and her father's brother prac
titioners here, were summoned and
she was given constant attention.
The death of Miss Caldwell, who
was lavishly endowed with the charms
of attractive young girlhood, beauty,
ftraee, gentleness, combined with a
lovable and kindly disposition, caus
ed many a sorrowful heart among her
many friends. She was a member of
the graduating class at tbe Concord
High School and graduated last
month. Not only was she a favorite
with the members of her school but
lu-r friends and admirers were num
bered amon;j all the classes.
Miss Caldwell was 16 years of as.v
tne .
the 'J9th of January. She is survived
er, Greenlee Caldwell, and a half-
brother, little. MeCorkle Caldwell,
The funeral will be held this after-
nnon at 5 o clock at the home, on
North I nion street. The services will
conducted dv kcv. wr. j. M. Hrier,
.pastor of the First Presbyterian
I Church, of which Miss Caldwell was
n member. The interment will be
made at Oakwood cemeterv.
BOLD ATTEMPT AT HOLD-UP.
Masked Man Enters Company's Of
flee With Drawn Revolver. "Mon
ey or Your Life."
Lenoir, June 13, A bold attempt
to rob the office of the; Lenoir Cha:
Manufacturing Company of the pay
roll money occurred this afternoon
about 1 o'clock while Mr. Jennings,
secretary and treasurer, was out to
dinner. At the time there were only
two people in tne ottice, L. rt. safford,
a lumber inspector, and Miss Lillie
TV. ill- 1 1. . 1 , 1
x ui lie, sienograpner, wnen a masaeu
man came in and at the point of a
pistol demanded "money of your
'life." When told he must be joking
the man behind the mask began to
swear auu repealed ui oemana.
As he attempted to enter the i
inner
ollice where the money is kept the
j door slammed shut and the spring
. lock held it fast. He then broke the
glass in the door severely cutting
. his hand and began . to shoot. Mr.
. Safford was hit in the arm-
Miss
meantime with rare presence ot mind
she went to the telephone and gave
the alarm and summoned officers to
the Scene, telling the men in the of-
1 flee of the Bernhardt Manufacturing
.Company jut below them what had
happened and to look out for the
bandit, and called Mr. Jennings, told
his what had taken place and to bur
i v down there as quickly as possible.
The man made his escape but on
account of the severe cut on his arm
fiom which blood owed freely the
officers wj.v enabled to track him
easily. An hour or.so afterwards he
vas round at home anout two nui-s
distant. When tho officers nppioach-
1 the house Ihe btrrf mother met
them in the cor way with a Colt '3
iiitomati-! vistol and wrrned them,
"Don't you come any further or I
will kill the last one of you' No
trouble was experienced in getting
tbe boy in nn automobile and they
brought him to town.
The fellow was identified as Lonme
Houok and is said to be a former
employe of the Lenoir Chair Mann
factoring Company. :
MR, WEBB WITHOLDS DECISION
On the Boger ' Appointment, Mr.
Rosa Appointed Pottmastar at
: Aaheboro.
A report, was circulated Saturday
that Marshal Webb would decide tbe
Boger appointment today. Up to noon,
however, no word had been received
from bun about the matter.
Mr. Ross, whom Mr. Boger was ap
pointed to succeed as deputy marshal,
has been appointed postmaster at
Athboro, the appointment ' having
been announced Saturday. Tbosa fa
miliar with the Boger hearing, which
was recently held in Greensboro on
account of charges being preferred
aeainst the appointee by Mr. T. U
Maness, expect Marshal Webb to an
nounce bis decision in a lew aays.
President Signs Tolls Repeal BilL
Washington, June 15.-President
Wilson signed the Panama tolls repeal
bill today. ; ;'--. ;
After all. crossing the ocean la al
moht as had as crossing a Chicago
THE SPECIAL OFFER CLOSES SUCCESSFULLY
WAS VERT IMPORTANT PERIOD FOR MOST OF THE CONTEST
ANTS IN THE RACE.
Remaining Time Will Tell Who Will Win the Prizes. Although Last
Week Wu Very Important It Has Assured No One of Any Place an
the List of Winners.
Last Saturday ended the big spe- sta-tcd otniy and getting a good
rial offer which has been going on 'start right at the very beginning,
for tbe ast ten days. All during liut it did no! win anyone of tbe
this offer the most of the contest-. prizes lor anyone nor did it luiirn
nats put forth an extra effort and
gathered in the subscriptions iu or-,
der to take advantage of the extra,
voles. The Inst days of the offer were '
the busiest of the entire contest.
Subscriptions of every length and
irom ail or the contestants all over the owner of an automobile and others
tl-e territory kept coming in. Thous-: the owners of the other prizes offer
ands of extra votes were written and ! ed. If you are in this contest and
many of the contestants have a lit-. if you worked and made the special
tie reserve started which they can offer period a successful ono for you,
use in the last days of the contest, j Jo not let up on your work now. It!
But now because this special offer j you have placed yourself in a po
ii ended, it is no indication that the ! oition to win a prize do not lose that
uost important period of the ron-1 advantage by resting on what you
test is over or that the rest of the : did last week.
time can be spent in working half- j Make the coming week just as im
hcurtedly. The special offer period roi tunt to vour campaign us the last
wa;i very important and especially
sinte it was at the very beginning
of the campaign. It gave the con
testants an opportunity of getting
NO MATERIAL CHANGE
IN WEATHER PROMISED
outh Bids Fair to Draw Hot Weath
er Again This Week. Unsettled
First Two Days.
tashington, June 14. Generally
fair weather is predicted for the com
ing week though it will be unsettleJ
the first clay or two from the Missouri
Valley eastward to the Atlantic coast.
"Temperatures will not materially
change in the South," said tho
Weather Bureau's bulletin tonight'.
Over the central districts they will
ne normal or a little below, while tors. Apropos this report, tbe fol
over the east and north they will be lowing from yesterday's Columbia
somewhat low tor the season with
a recovery to warmer conditions over
the northwest after the middle of
the week."
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Kannapolis Won.
Jrdinfti'(b'..il)fi.Kanuapiilig hasebalLI
team can sing a baseball bHt Sat
day was evidently an extraordinary
day with the ball tossers up there and son been assigned for the first big
they proceeded to whale the sphere I cut.
terrifically, clouting it to all parts of "Ticket collectors have been used
the new ball park. Their opponents 1 i n I lie Southern Railway for several
wore the Lockeiles, who went down i ars, these officials relieving the con
to defeat before the manly mauling ductors of the labor involved in col-
of border town boys by the score of
i to i. ivannapolis simply slaughter- nig disputes over such matters,- so
ed the ball to the extent of 12 runs that the conductors or train audi
while the Lockeites were manufactm- tors have been shifted frequently
ing 1. Uell and karly formed th
battery for Kannapolis and Smith an
Moser for the Lockeites.
Fight Over Treaties.
Washington, June 15, A fight in
the Senate overshadowing the tolls
repeal is certain with the statement
that Secretary Bryan will transmit
Wednesday as to the treaties of Co
lumbia and Nicaragua. That of Cu
lumbia already is ratified here. Nic
aragua's new administration will not
approve her's.
Ten Companies Militia Ready.
Butte, Montana, June 13. Ten
companies or militia are ready to
rush here, Governor Stewart in charge.
The crisis was rcai he', in the trouble
with the Western Federation of Mi
ners that occasioned such rioting yes
terday. The police admit that they
are powerless.
Carrying Hands to the Wheat Belt.
Kansas City, June 13 "Harvest
band specials" are carrying hun-
dreds of men to help in the wheat
belt.
Christmas
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HUUUxiolluna invia vin&a viixxia .
National Christmas Clubs such as we 'are conducting are'
very popular in many other cities and towns in that and other
States. ""' -j ' ; ' r: 'i''x :.. . ., '-A-; ' '"
IS SEVERAL CITIES " ? '
One hundred or more of a congregation have joined .and will
nse their combined savings as a fund next Christmas towards
paying church debts. j. . . ,
IN SEVERAL TOWNS " ; ' 1
The members of Sunday school classes have joined, and in each
.instance will club together and use the money for the purpose of .
, buying tbe teacher a present. ,
IS OTHER TOWNS ' -
v Societies, Churches, Sunday schools, Charity and other organi
zations have joined to save money for a specific purpose.
The plan is an excellent one, and can be applied to a number
- of commendable enterprises. The small amounts payable weekly
into the Club can be spared by each person without inconve
nience, and when a number of persons associate together for a
, special purpose the combined results of their efforts will ba a
. large sum which may be applied as a Christmas offering or Used
, in other ways for a good
It's an easy way to saro moneyy ( A sure way to Thave, money. jf
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them of any place on the list.
The remaining time of the contest
will tell who are going to be tbe
v. iiinei s of the prizei offered, and
the work dune during this time will
be the work that will make someone
one was. Make it brinir many sub-
scriptions to you as it did last week,
i;nd make it hold up a future just as
bright as you have at present.
EIGHTY TICKET
COLLECTORS OO
Southern Railway Changing System
of Service and Reports Auditors
May Be Removed.
Charlotte Observer.
For the past several weeks there
have been rumors to the effect that
the directing heads of the Southern
Railway were contemplating making
iir.nv material changes in the system
ol
oieratioiis with reference to the
landling of passenger trains crews
particularly with the ticket collec-
i State will he of interest:
" Kighty ticket collectors have been
'taken out of service by the Southern
Railway. This leaves 00 collectors on
duty.
"Rumor has it that the remaining
collectors will Ja xut. off July X. No.
ur-judicial announcement has been made
I by the Southern Railway nor lias rea-
leeting fares and tickets and adjust-
from one run to another."
Primary Day in Maine.
Portland, Me., Juue 15. The Re
publican, Democratic and Socialists
voters of Maine went to the .polls to
day to express their preference in
the primaries for State and congres
sional officers, The.Progressives and
Prohibitions made their selections in
convention. Governor Haines, Repub
lican, and the four representatives
in Congress, including three Republi
cans and one Democrat, had no oppos
ition for renomiation. The election
will be held in- September.
Class Day at Princeton.
Princeton, N. J., June 15. The
week of festivities and ceremonies
incident to the commencement sea
son at Princeton University was ush
ered in today by the class celebration.
The principal events of the day, fol
lowing the programme prescribed for
(lie occasion by the custom of many
years, were the planting of the Class
Ivy in font of Nassau Hall, followd
1 by the Ivy oration, and the cannon
exercises in the quadrangle.
Savings Club
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